Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strobile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stro-bile
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine.

noun

An individual asexually producing sexual individuals differing from itself also in other respects, such as a tapeworm or a jellyfish; one of the forms that occur in metagenesis.

noun

A jointed series of segments in the body of an invertebrate.

Etymology

From Latin strobilus (“a pinecone”) and Latin strobila, from Ancient Greek στρόβιλος (stróbilos). All senses refer to things that look like, or somewhat like (via fancied resemblance), a pinecone.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: στρόβιλος

Inflected Forms

strobiles (plural) strobil (alternative)

Derived Forms

strobiliferous strobiliform strobiloid

Frequently Paired Words

strobilaceous strobilar strobilate strobilation strobiliform strobiloid Strobilomyces

Synonyms

strobilus cone strobila

Questions

What does strobile mean?: A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine.
Where does strobile come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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